Brouilla (French pronunciation: [bʁuja] ; Catalan: Brullà [bɾuˈʎa]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Brouilla
Brullà (Catalan) | |
|---|---|
 The church of Sainte-Marie, in Brouilla | |
Location of Brouilla  | |
  Brouilla  Brouilla | |
| Coordinates: 42°34′03″N 2°54′16″E / 42.5675°N 2.9044°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Les Aspres |
| Intercommunality | Aspres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Taurinya[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.83 km2 (3.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,581 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Demonym | brullanenc (ca) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66026 /66620 |
| Elevation | 27–108 m (89–354 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editLocalisation
editBrouilla is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
It is part of the Northern Catalan comarca of Rosselló.
Government and politics
editMayors
edit| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| François Nègre | 1959 | 1971 |
| Michel Capdet | 1971 | 1991 |
| Roger Parada | 1991 | 1995 |
| Pierre Taurinya | 1995 |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 537 | — |
| 1975 | 564 | +0.70% |
| 1982 | 616 | +1.27% |
| 1990 | 565 | −1.07% |
| 1999 | 630 | +1.22% |
| 2007 | 990 | +5.81% |
| 2012 | 1,155 | +3.13% |
| 2017 | 1,437 | +4.47% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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